Comments Thread For: Ward: Canelo's Refusal to Fight Benavidez Would Taint His Legacy

[Lefty0616]

I can't agree with Ward. Canelo's career isn't over yet. While Canelo has cherry picked a lot of opponents - especially as of late, he does have a few bonafide opponents on his resume. And he has fought one of the Charlos and is about to face Munguia. Canelo, has for the most part, faced who the general public has asked him to face.

He doesn't have to face everyone. Some of the greats have dodged a couple of opponents and their legacies are still intact. Sugar Ray never fought Aaron Pryor. Marquez and Morales never fought. Mayweather refused to step in the ring with Margarito, Paul Williams, or Sergio Martinez - all bigger fighters. Perhaps Canelo feels Benavidez is too big.

Fans don't always get the showdowns they like, but that's not enough to tarnish a fighter as long as they have a solid enough resume. Canelo is still employed. His resume isn't complete yet.....and I think facing Munguia makes a big enough difference. He must, however, win.

[messi807]

Lmfao that says all you need to know about u.k boxing if froch is that high

Lennox Lewis, Calzaghe, Fury, Prince Naseem, Nigel Benn, Anthony Joshua just to name a few. Good company!

[Teetotaler69]

Lennox Lewis, Calzaghe, Fury, Prince Naseem, Nigel Benn, Anthony Joshua just to name a few. Good company!

I don't have time to dismantle that lmfao froch sucks he's a eurobum. You're just hyping him up cause of COward. No different than froid fans blowing carnela cause he beat him. Race cheering moron

[messi807]

I don't have time to dismantle that lmfao froch sucks he's a eurobum. You're just hyping him up cause of COward. No different than froid fans blowing carnela cause he beat him. Race cheering moron

Not really. No fighter that moves up to fight the P4P #2 is a ‘coward’ - something carnela should learn.

[Mikedadon]

It's interesting how fighters, critics and fans will minimize canelo's career down to one person and act like if he doesn't fight them he is not an all time great. Let's put some of that critique on benavidez and ask him why he doesn't hold any version of the 168 belts right now (drugs and missing weight). I mean Benavidez could be fighting 3 or 4 times a year but he doesn't and he is only 27 years old, but he is going to move up to 175 and fight someone beterbiev concussed 5 years ago and was thought to have blood on the brain...you tell me who should be criticize more?

[archiemoore1]

Don't be so hard on Canelo. Avni Yildirim is one of the best fighters who ever lived, next to Rocky Fielding at #1, I got Yildirim at #2, John Ryder at #3, Callum Smith #4, Liam Smith #5, Sam Langford #6, Sugar Ray Robinson #7 ... Honorable mention: old potato vodka Kovalev, Chavez "og kush" jr., Heavy bag Angulo, Cuckold Amir Khan, "House cats Only" Jermell Charlo(meeeooow), Caleb " Slap King" Plant, BJ "Glass Face" Saunders
Canelo fights only the best in history.

[Mikedadon]

I love Ward really top 5 super middle of all time but out of his 13 year professional career he was probably only active 9 of those years between issues with his promoter and injuries, I think fighters should stop criticizing others fighters so much and take a look at themselves and what there career could have been if they had the career of a canelo.

[Mikedadon]

Just to be clear I'm not a canelo sympathizer, but right is right and wrong is wrong

[LAchargers373]

It's always funny how you guys talk **** about GGG for being a "one weight world champion" but with the same mouth you'll suck Marvin Hagler's nuts for doing the same thing.

Hagler fought HOFamers like hearns SRL Duran and mugabi that’s 4 elite level HOFame level fights and opposition in which he went 3-1. Lil g on the other hand has fought ONE current or future HOFamer and went 0-1-2 against him. Just think about that. He in his whole career only ever even tried to fight ONE elite fighter. Never even tried to fight another elite fighter at his own weight just sat around beating up cab drivers waiting for canelo to chose him for a payday. Like everyone else in boxing these days

[Teetotaler69]

Not really. No fighter that moves up to fight the P4P #2 is a ‘coward’ - something carnela should learn.

Was kovalev p4p 2 at the time? Don't remember. But yeah credit for him finally fighting his first real threat and getting a gift decision